U.S. Navy tests unmanned underwater vehicles in Arctic exercise
By
Ed Adamczyk
Sept. 13 (UPI) -- An ordnance disposal unit successfully tested its mine countermeasures capabilities in the Arctic Ocean, according to the U.S. Navy.
The 115-person, cold weather exercise Near Adak, Alaska, in early September by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One employed unmanned underwater vehicles to secure water 10 to 40 feet deep, the Navy said on Thursday.
Using the Mk 18 Mod 1 Swordfish and Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish UUVs for the first time in cold weather environments, they conducted mine hunting, hydrographic surveys and intelligence preparation of the operational environment that would be done ahead of Navy and Marine Corps forces actually operating in a region.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/09/13/US-Navy-tests-unmanned-underwater-vehicles-in-Arctic-exercise/9111568396144/?ts_=24
